Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.          Reference books are not designed to be read from the first page to the last but rather to be consulted to answer the questions and provide both general and specific pieces of information. One of the most (35)_____  -used reference books is a dictionary, which provides information about words. It lists meanings and spellings, (36)____­­­­­­­­  how a word is pronounced, gives (37)____  of how it is used, may reveal its origins and also lists synonyms and antonyms. To help you find the words faster, there are guide words at the top of each page showing the first and last words on that page - and of course it helps to know the alphabet! There may be numerous special sections at the back with (38)____  about famous people and places, lists of dates and scientific names, etc. There is usually a section at the front (39) ____  how to use the dictionary, which includes the special abbreviations or signs.
Câu 1: (35)____


A. mainly


B. largely    


C. greatly   


D. widely
Câu 2: (36)____­­­­­­­­


A. gives   


B. speaks 


C. says 


D. tells
Câu 3: (37)____


A. roof    


B. cases     


C. examples


D. evidence
Câu 4: (38)____


A. stories


B. facts    


C. materials


D. events
Câu 5: (39) ____


A. explaining  


B. interpreting  


C. suggesting  


D. presenting

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Câu 1: “Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Tim?”, said Tom.


A. Tom suggested that Tim should have his house redecorated.


B. Tom persuaded Tim to have his house redecorated.


C. Tom asked why Tim didn’t redecorate his house.


D. Tom requested Tim to redecorate his house himself.
Câu 2: What he did came as no surprise to me.


A. His behavior surprised me. 


B. I was not surprised by his actions.


C. He told me that he was not surprise.     


D. He was surprised when I came.
Câu 3: Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.


A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.


B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.


C. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.


D. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

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C.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. This law extends civil rights protection to persons with disabilities in private sector employment, all public services, and in public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. A person with disability is defined as someone with a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits him or her in a major life activity, such as walking, talking, working, or self-care. A person with a disability may also be someone with a past record of such an impairment, for example, someone who no longer has heart disease but discriminated against because of that history.The ADA states that employers with fifteen or more employees may not refuse to hire or promote a person because of a disability if that person is qualified to perform the job. Also, the employer must make reasonable accommodations that will allow a person with a disability to perform essential functions of the job.        All new vehicles purchased by public transit authorities must be accessible to people with disabilities. All rail stations must be made accessible, and at least one car per train is existing rail systems must be made accessible.It is illegal for public accommodations to exclude or refuse persons with disabilities. Public accommodations are businesses and services such as restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and parks. All new buildings must be made accessible, and existing facilities must remove barriers if the removal can be accomplished without much difficulty or expense.The ADA also stipulates that companies offering telephone service to the general public must offer relay services to individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Câu 1: What is the main purpose of the passage?


A. To explain the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.


B. To discuss telecommunications devices for the deaf.


C. To make suggestions for hiring persons with disabilities.


D. To describe discrimination against persons with disabilities.
Câu 2: According to the passage, all of the following are affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act EXCEPT _______.


A. someone who has difficulty walking


B. an employer with fewer than fifteen employees


C. a person with a past record of an impairment


D. a public transit authority
Câu 3: The word “impairment” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_______.


A. disability   


B. aptitude  


C. danger 


D. violation
Câu 4: The author mentions grocery stores as an example of _______.


A. public transit    


B. private sector employment


C. public accommodations  


D. barriers
Câu 5: The word “facilities” in bold in paragraph 3 refers to _______.


A. buildings  


B. barriers    


C. disabilities


D. rail stations
Câu 6: The author implies all of the following EXCEPT _______.


A. the ADA requires people with disabilities to pay for special accommodations


B. the ADA protects the rights of people with mental impairments


C. the ADA is designed to protect the civil rights of many people


D. public transportation must accommodate the needs of people with disabilities
Câu 7: The word “stipulates” in bold in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. supposes    


B. states  


C. admits  


D. requests
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that


A. every car of a train must be accessible to persons with disabilities.


B. the ADA is not well-liked by employers.


C. large companies may not discriminate against workers with disabilities.


D. restaurants can refuse service to people with disabilities.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.   Aspirin's origins go back at least as early as 1758. In that year, Englishman Edward Stone noticed a distinctive bitter flavor in the bark of the willow tree. To Stone, this particular bark seemed to have much in common with "Peruvian Bark", which had been used medicinally since the 1640s to bring down fevers and to treat malaria. Stone decided to test the effectiveness of the willow bark. He obtained some, pulverized it into tiny pieces, and conducted experiments on its properties. His tests demonstrated that this pulverized willow bark was effective both in reducing high temperatures and in relieving aches and pains. In 1763, Stone presented his findings to the British Royal Society.       Several decades later, further studies on the medicinal value of the willow bark were being conducted by two Italian scientists. These chemists, Brugnatelli and Fontana, determined that the active chemical that was responsible for the medicinal characteristics in the willow bark was the chemical salicin, which is the active ingredient of today's aspirin.       The name "aspirin" is the trade name of the drug based on the chemical salicin, properly known as acetylsalicylic acid. The trade name "aspirin" was invented for the drug in the 1890s by the Bayer Drug Company in Germany. The first bottles of aspirin actually went on sale to the public just prior to the turn of the century, in 1899.
Câu 1: The Italian chemists mentioned in the passage most probably conducted their studies on willow bark


A. in the 1770s  


B. in the 1780s  


C. in the 1760s  


D. in the 1750s
Câu 2: The word "properties" in the first paragraph could best be replaced by


A. characteristics  


B. ownership      


C. body        


D. materials
Câu 3: The pronoun "it" in the first paragraph refers to


A. effectiveness   


B. willow bark


C. malaria        


D. the British Royal Society
Câu 4: It can be inferred from the passage that Peruvian Bark


A. was in use prior to aspirin.


B. was described to the British Royal Society by Stone.


C. caused fevers


D. was ineffective in treating malaria.
Câu 5: The expression "prior to" in the last sentence could best be replaced by


A. after    


B. during        


C. before          


D. at
Câu 6: What is TRUE about Brugnatelli and Fontana?


A. They conducted studies on the willow bark.


B. They were medical doctors.


C. They were from Italy.


D. They added a chemical to the willow bark.
Câu 7: What did the willow bark look like after Stone prepared it for his experiments?


A. It was in large chunks.  


B. It was a thick liquid.


C. It was in strips of bark.     


D. It was a rough powder.
Câu 8: According to the passage, aspirin originated


A. no earlier than 1758.   


B. no later than 1758.


C. definitely sometime in 1758.      


D. sometime after 1758.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu 1: They _______ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.


A. have been running  


B. will be running


C. are running   


D. had been running
Câu 2: Over ____ past few decades, _____ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.


A. a / the  


B. Ø / the  


C. Ø / Ø 


D. the / Ø
Câu 3: The larger the city, _________ the crime rate.


A. higher    


B. the higher   


C. the highest 


D. highest
Câu 4: He asked me _________ .


A. How long had I studied English        


B. How long I have studied English


C. How long I had study English    


D. How long I had studied English
Câu 5: They _______ time and money doing such a thing.


A. were advising not to waste         


B. were advised not to waste


C. were advised not to be wasted  


D. were advising not to be wasted
Câu 6: John:  Where is Jimmy?          Mary: He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.


A. to / through


B. in / about  


C. on / for  


D. at / with
Câu 7: The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.


A. inflationist      


B. inflate    


C. inflator    


D. inflation
Câu 8: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.


A. solution      


B. household chores 


C. special dishes     


D. night shift
Câu 9: Some researchers have just _____ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage.


A. sent     


B. conducted  


C. managed    


D. directed
Câu 10: John: What are the _______ of that country?  Mary: I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.


A. grains    


B. special dishes  


C. drinks 


D. beverages
Câu 11: When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.


A. cut up       


B. cut off     


C. cut out   


D. cut down
Câu 12: He fell ________ his best friend over a girl they both liked.


A. out with    


B. over  


C. down  


D. off
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Câu 1: Anne and Alex are very graceful dancers.  Also, they have years of experience dancing together.


A. Not only are Anne and Alex very graceful dancers but they also have years of experience dancing together as well.


B. Not only Anne and Alex are very graceful dancers but they also have years of experience dancing together.


C. Not only Anne and Alex are very graceful dancers and they also have years of experience dancing together.


D. Not only are Anne and Alex very graceful dancers but they also have years of experience dancing together.
Câu 2: How lucky! You called me, because I tried to call you a few minutes ago and got a busy signal.


A. You luckily called me, so I didn’t have to call you for a few minutes because the signal was busy.


B. I was not lucky enough to call you a few minutes ago because I was busy.


C. Luckily, you called me in time, for I failed to call you a few minutes ago.


D. The busy signal prevented me from calling you a few minutes ago, so please call me back.

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B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Alzheimer's disease impairs a person's ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. Although there is not yet a cure for the illness, there may be hope for a cure with a protein called nerve growth factor. The protein is produced by  nerve cells in the same region of the brain where Alzheimer's occurs.Based on this relationship, scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California at San Diego designed an experiment to test whether doses of nerve growth factor could reverse the effects of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's. Using a  group of rats with impaired memory, the scientists gave half of the rats doses of nerve growth factor while giving the other half a blood protein as a placebo, thus creating a control group. At the end of the four-week test, the rats given the nerve growth factor performed equally to rats with normal memory abilities. While the experiments  do not show that nerve growth factor can stop the general process of deterioration caused by Alzheimer's, they do show potential as a means to slowing the process significantly.
Câu 1: With what topic is this passage mainly concerned?


A. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's


B. the use of rats as experimental subjects


C. impaired memory of patients


D. cures for Alzheimer's disease
Câu 2: The word "impairs" in line 1 is most similar to which of the following?


A. diminishes    


B. destroys


C. enhances   


D. affects
Câu 3: According to the passage, where is nerve growth factor produced in the body?


A. in red blood cells in the circulatory system


B. in the pituitary gland


C. in nerve cells in the brain


D. in nerve cells in the spinal column
Câu 4: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?


A. Though unsuccessful, the experiments did show some benefits derived from nerve growth factor.


B. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor.


C. The experiments did not show any significant benefits from nerve growth factor.


D. Alzheimer's disease is deadly.
Câu 5: The passage most closely resembles which of the following patterns of organization?


A. alphabetical order 


B. statement and illustration


C. cause and effect   


D. chronological order
Câu 6: Which of the following could best replace the word "potential" in bold in paragraph 2?


A. capability      


B. creativity


C. dependability       


D. stability
Câu 7: The relationship between nerve growth factor and a protein is similar to the relationship between Alzheimer's and _______.


A. a disease    


B. forgetfulness  


C. a cancer  


D. a cure

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges
Câu 1: “Would you like another bottle of wine?”             -“_________”


A. Of course    


B. Yes, please  


C. Yes, thanks 


D. You’re welcome
Câu 2: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?”      “_______.”


A. Of course, not for me      


B. No. I can’t help you now.


C. No, those aren’t mine  


D. No, I can manage them myself.

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime


A. complain 


B. exchange


C. explain   


D. arrange
Câu 2: There’s a shuttle bus to the nearby airport hotel.  


A. bus with air-conditioners   


B. bus travels regularly between two places


C. bus that travels overnight 


D. bus which looks like a shuttle

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech.


A. confused     


B. closed     


C. started    


D. complicated
Câu 2: Satish’s point of view was correct but his behaviour with his father was quite impertinent.


A. healthy   


B. respectful


C. inadequate  


D. smooth

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B.
C.
D.